“Are you alone?” Beta Richard asked Steve through the phone.

“Not really, sir.”

“What do you mean? Who is with you?” Beta Richard asked him.

“Megan is with me.” Steve answered, and Megan’s eyes widened.

“What is going on?” She silently mouthed so that Beta Richard wouldn't hear her voice.

“On speaker.” Megan silently mouthed again and Steve put the phone on loudspeaker, so they all could hear what Beta Richard was saying to him.

“Just Megan? Are you sure there is no one else with you?” He asked again and this time, it was Veronica's turn to be shocked.

Steve and Megan's eyes slowly turned in Veronica’s direction. Her...